Mike Donnelly

For other people with the same name, see Michael Donnelly (disambiguation).

Mike Donnelly
Born	(1963-10-10) October 10, 1963 Livonia, Michigan, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	AHL New Haven Nighthawks Rochester Americans NHL New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres Los Angeles Kings Dallas Stars New York Islanders
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1986–1998

Michael Chene Donnelly (born October 10, 1963) is an American former ice hockey left wing. He played in the National Hockey League between 1986 and 1996 with the New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Stars, and New York Islanders.

In his NHL career, Donnelly appeared in 465 games. He scored 114 goals and added 121 assists. He is currently part of the player development department for the Kings.

In 1986, while playing for Michigan State University, Mike set the CCHA single season goals record with 59 goals (only Phil Latreille has scored more goals in a season in NCAA history), and that same year scored a total of 97 points which placed him 18th on the all-time points list for single season. He was named as the Most Outstanding Player of the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, which was won by Michigan State.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980–81	Franklin High School	HS-MC		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Waterford Lakers	GLJHL		46	48	64	112	—		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Michigan State University	CCHA		24	7	13	20	8		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Michigan State University	CCHA		44	18	14	32	40		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Michigan State University	CCHA		44	26	21	47	48		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Michigan State University	CCHA		44	59	38	97	65		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	New York Rangers	NHL		5	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		58	27	34	61	52		7	2	0	2	9
1987–88	New York Rangers	NHL		17	2	2	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Colorado Rangers	IHL		8	7	11	18	15		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		40	6	8	14	44		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		22	4	6	10	10		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Rochester Americans	AHL		53	32	37	69	53		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		12	1	2	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Rochester Americans	AHL		68	43	55	98	71		16	12	7	19	9
1990–91	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		53	7	5	12	41		12	5	4	9	6
1990–91	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		18	10	6	16	2		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		80	29	16	45	20		6	1	0	1	4
1992–93	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		84	29	40	69	45		24	6	7	13	14
1993–94	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		81	21	21	42	34		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		9	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Dallas Stars	NHL		35	11	14	25	29		5	0	1	1	6
1995–96	Dallas Stars	NHL		24	2	5	7	10		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Michigan K-Wings	IHL		21	8	15	23	20		8	3	0	3	10
1996–97	New York Islanders	NHL		3	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Utah Grizzlies	IHL		14	7	2	9	33		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Detroit Vipers	IHL		19	4	4	8	12		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Detroit Vipers	IHL		6	0	2	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	SC Bern	NLA		5	3	1	4	0		1	1	0	1	27
NHL totals				465	114	121	235	255		47	12	12	24	30

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-CCHA First Team	1985–86
AHCA West First-Team All-American	1985–86
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1986

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database